Man suspected in death of NYC woman in Turkey nabbed in Syria
Sarai Sierra was found dead in Turkey while vacationing.(Handout from Sierra family)
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1:57 pm on 03/18/2013
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Istanbul’s police chief says a man suspected
of killing a New York City woman in Istanbul was caught in Syria in a
joint operation by Syrian rebels and Turkish officials.
Huseyin Capkin contradicted a statement by the interior minister who had said the suspect was detained at the border as he entered Turkey.
Istanbul Governor Avni Mutlu says the suspect has confessed to killing Sarai Sierra, whose body was found in Istanbul on Feb. 2, days after she was reported missing during a solo vacation. Authorities say she died of a blow to the head.
A video reportedly recorded in Syria, and posted on Hurriyet newspaper’s website, shows the purported suspect saying he was under the influence of paint thinner during the incident.
Turkish news reports have described him as a homeless scrap paper collector.
Huseyin Capkin contradicted a statement by the interior minister who had said the suspect was detained at the border as he entered Turkey.
Istanbul Governor Avni Mutlu says the suspect has confessed to killing Sarai Sierra, whose body was found in Istanbul on Feb. 2, days after she was reported missing during a solo vacation. Authorities say she died of a blow to the head.
A video reportedly recorded in Syria, and posted on Hurriyet newspaper’s website, shows the purported suspect saying he was under the influence of paint thinner during the incident.
Turkish news reports have described him as a homeless scrap paper collector.
Mom of missing woman in Turkey talks about her loss
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Sarai Sierra, 33, arrived in Istanbul last month on a solo trip,
her first abroad. Turkish authorities discovered her body nearly two
weeks after she disappeared on Jan. 22, reportedly killed by a blow to
the head. NBC’s Richard Engel reports and her mother, Betsy Jimenez,
speaks about her loss.
8:26 am on 02/04/2013
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